Op/Ed

18 Years have passed since the incident of 9/11. The United States, which claimed that the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization was responsible for the attacks on the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center and the US Department of Defense building – the Pentagon, invaded Afghanistan less than a month later …

What you read in this article is part of the gravest problems that have been gifted to the people in Afghanistan over the past five years due to incompetence, authoritarianism, and poor policies of Ashraf Ghani. • Governance: Since the formation of the National Unity Government (NUG), the Afghan cabinet …

Ghani’s exclusive interview with Tolo News revealed the real face of the ‘King of the Arg’ to the people of Afghanistan. No doubt, after Ashraf Ghani has come to power, he has shown, contrary to what he claims, that he is weak, emotional, with no clear strategy, practices exaggeration, and …

One of the peculiarities of the elections, which is also enshrined in the law, is its independence and transparency. If any of these features is not properly implemented in the election, it could mean that the outcome can be controversial and questionable. The Independent Election Commission (IEC) Afghanistan has said …

Recently, Independent Election Commission (IEC) announced that more than eleven million ballot papers are printed for the upcoming September 28 presidential polls. According to IEC statistics, the total number of voters is nine and a half million. It is obvious that hundred percent turnout is not possible. Referring to the …

By Habbibullah Khan Government of India scrapped Article 370 of its constitution, through a unilateral decision, which revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and brought it under the direct control of central government. As a matter of fact, there are many consequences that the decision is likely to …

By Habibullah Khan Identities are more vulnerable and prone to inner conflict and instability. Politically unstable countries are easily coerced to serve the interest of bigger countries. That is why countries with hegemonic designs encourage sub-nationalism and create different identities in the target country to create politically instability. Francis Fukuyama, …

About three months remain for presidential election in Afghanistan, but electoral observers have already expressed concerns over the lack of transparency mechanism for the elections. A number of election-observing bodies say the government is not prepared to hold transparent and acceptable polls in the country. Recently, Naeem Ayubi, head of …

Afghanistan is known as one of most corrupt countries in the world. When President was elected as head of National Unity Government (NUG) back in 2014, he said that he would save Afghanistan from this global disgrace. Now, at the end of his term, he has not been able to …

Recently, President Ashraf Ghani has been busy in pre-election campaign. He carried out some promotional programs in the past year, and has set up provincial trips for the purpose of campaigning ahead of presidential election in the recent days as well. In his trips he is seen inaugurating large infrastructure …